Suns Trump the King/Cavs
Led by Steve Nash's 21 assists, the Phoenix Suns defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers 109-90 on Thursday night. Nash's impressive night allowed him to become the first player in 9 years to record two 20+ assist games in the same season. He only finished w/ 4 pts on the night, but he didn't need to score for the Suns to beat the Cavs. Steve had 14 assists by halftime... he only played 30 minutes the entire game. (Buy Steve Nash jersey)
Lebron James led the Cavaliers w/ 34 pts, but got little help from the rest of the team - Drew Gooden was the only other Cleveland player in double figures (11 pts). (Buy Lebron James jersey)
For the Suns, Amare Stoudemire started very strong, but ended up w/ only 17 pts. Both he and Nash played 32 minutes or less in the game; that has to be considered a positive... it will allow them to be stronger the next game. Phoenix had 5 players scoring in double figures, but no player scored more than 19 pts. Amare and Shawn Marion led the Suns w/ 13 & 11 rebounds (respectively).
Nothing else really stands out from this game... the Suns simply dominated the game from start to finish. They stayed far enough ahead in the game, allowing them to rest their starters for significant minutes.
Phoenix plays the Orlando Magic and budding superstar Dwight Howard on Saturday night in Arizona. In the Suns last game against the Magic, Amare schooled Howard and the Suns left Orlando w/ the victory. I look for Howard to make a better effort this time; the Suns will win a close game... 112-108. (Buy Dwight Howard jersey)
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